1. Alwoodley to route via Scott Hall Road Potternewton Lane to Sheepscar Interchange – our updated plans As part of our Connecting Leeds vision for the city, and its partners – including Combined Authority and bus operators West Yorkshire Police Harrogate Rd – are planning significant investment in our transport network. Tesco Express/ Esso petrol station

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Harehills Lane In 2016, we started a conversation about transport in Leeds. Over 8,000 of you told Issues Benefits Scott Hall Road

us what changes are important to you and Chapeltown for the city. You said you wanted wider Buses are delayed by up to 10 minutes The dedicated bus lane would make Road travel choices and more reliable public when travelling out of Leeds in the evening outbound bus journeys more reliable, with Scott Hall Road traffic rush hour. This is caused by queues from average journeys at peak times cut by over transport, with more priority given to Road buses and a city centre that is accessible the Potternewton Lane roundabout 3 minutes and variability at peak times Avenue extending back beyond the entrance to largely eliminated. This will enable buses to to everyone. A58 the bus guideway. bypass the worst delays without removing A61 In February and March 2019 we shared a lane for general traffic. our proposals for the Alwoodley to Leeds Poor cycle facilities between Buslingthorpe A660 route including a new outbound bus lane Lane and Potternewton Lane deter cycle The new dedicated cycle lanes would and cycle facilities on Scott Hall Road use. encourage cycle use. Access to all resident between Buslingthorpe Lane and driveways would be retained with dropped Potternewton Lane. Over 3500 people kerbs over the cycle lane. Towards Sheepscar and Leeds city centre visited and engaged with the website. In addition more than 450 people completed Opportunities Significant planting of new trees with no surveys and over 260 people attended proposed tree loss. The black rectangle on the consultation events. Widen Scott Hall Road to create a new plan above indicates the extent Have your say outbound bus and two-way cycle lane from Rainwater garden example – London Borough of Enfield of the area covered by the main drawings. Please take a few minutes to review the Respondents generally felt positively Buslingthorpe Lane to Potternewton Lane. materials we are presenting, which show about the proposals for Scott Hall Road After considering feedback from the Impacts the latest improvements now proposed (61% positively and 20% negatively) but February/March 2019 proposals, a number along this route and how these have some concerns were raised which we have of changes have been made: Providing an outbound bus lane and new changed in response to consultation tried to address. cycle facilities while avoiding impacting feedback. — Cycle facilities now segregated with other road users will require lanes to be The two key areas of concern were: a two-way 3m wide cycle lane on the narrowed and shifted into the central You can share your views online at eastern (inbound) side of Scott Hall reservation. Sections of the central reserve www.leeds.gov.uk/connectingleeds, by — The design of cycle facilities – Road between the parking bays and would be too narrow to keep grass cover. completing a feedback form or by talking respondents wanted to see more pavement. A new 0.5m wide kerb to a member of staff. segregation and onward linkages. between the parking bays and cycle Because of the reduced width of the lane would reduce conflicts when car central reservation, some right turn and If you would like to receive information by doors are opened. u-turn facilities would be removed. — Changes to u-turn facilities into side Bus stop bypass example – Salford post, or would like a large print or braille roads – respondents felt these would However, the u-turn facility close to copy of any of these materials, please result in long detours for residents. — Greater emphasis on landscape design Scott Hall Grove would be retained and contact us. with tree planting, rainwater gardens improved, and a new u-turn facility would These issues have been considered and wildflower areas. be introduced just south of Mexborough and further improvements made to Street. Improved facilities in these locations the proposals. — Provision of a new u-turn facility south will make turning into and out of side of Mexborough Street to shorten roads safer by providing dedicated space routes for local residents. for cars waiting to turn so that they do not obstruct other vehicles travelling along — Onward cycle links from Buslingthorpe Scott Hall Road. Lane to Sheepscar Interchange, Chapeltown Road and Meanwood Road. Photo by CycleStreets

Cycle lane with parking bay example

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